The Red Army during maneuvers (1936-1939)

Chief of the General Staff of the Red Army A.I. Yegorov, People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR K.E. Voroshilov, V.M. Molotov and their entourage during maneuvers of the troops of the Moscow Military District in 1936. Faces of Yegorov, Voroshilov and the commander of the Red Army Air Forces Alksnis Ya.I. Voroshilov listens to a report from one of the staff officers on the progress of the exercises, looks at a map.

Voroshilov and the commanders accompanying him at an observation post.

Voroshilov and his entourage respond to greetings from local residents from a passing car.

Voroshilov, V.M. Molotov, First Secretary of the Moscow City Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) N.S. Khrushchev, Commander of the Moscow District Troops I.P. Belov and their entourage walk along the airfield.

Voroshilov, Molotov, Yegorov and the commander of the airborne assault force at the airfield waiting for the planes to land.

Faces of Yegorov, Voroshilov and Molotov.

The faces of Voroshilov and Belov.

The face of Molotov, with Khrushchev standing behind Molotov.

Voroshilov talking to Molotov at the airfield, with Yegorov standing next to him.

The faces of Molotov, Belov, and Voroshilov during a discussion of a current issue (panorama).

The face of Molotov.

The face of Khrushchev.

Voroshilov with commanders at a car.

Voroshilov mounts his horse.

Voroshilov rides around the line of troops on horseback during a parade to mark the end of maneuvers, greeting units and subdivisions.

Belov, on horseback, leads the parade line of troops marching in a ceremonial manner to mark the end of the exercises.

Belov, on horseback, in the saddle.

Voroshilov, on horseback, rides up to the tribune, dismounts.

Voroshilov and his entourage greet the passing troops that took part in the maneuvers from the tribune.

The face of Voroshilov giving a speech.

Voroshilov, Belov, and the commanders accompanying them walk to the car.

Molotov V.M., Kaganovich L.M., Mikoyan A.I. enter the presidium of the meeting of the Fourth Session of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of the 1st convocation on August 31, 1939. Applauding military personnel.

Stalin I.V. enters the presidium.

Deputies in the hall applaud.

Applauding Mikoyan and Kaganovich.

Deputies take their seats.

People's Commissar of Defense of the USSR Marshal of the Soviet Union K.E. Voroshilov delivers a report on the draft law "On Universal Military Service" (synchronously and off-screen), meeting participants listen to Voroshilov's speech.

Deputies stand and applaud.

Applauding Mikoyan and Kaganovich.

Faces of applauding Dimitrov G.M. and Shaposhnikov B.M. Deputies listen to Voroshilov.

Kaganovich and Beria L.P. in the presidium of the session.

Deputies listen to Voroshilov.

Voroshilov continues his report (synchronously and off-screen).

The deputies stand up and applaud.

Kaganovich, Bulganin, and Beria applaud while sitting in the presidium.

Krzhizhanovsky G.M. among the deputies listening to Voroshilov.

Timoshenko S.K., Budyonny S.M., Stalin I.V. among the deputies during Voroshilov’s speech.

The deputies applaud.

Voroshilov continues his speech (synchronously and off-screen), the deputies’ faces.

The deputies applaud Voroshilov after finishing his report.

Two flights of airplanes fly by during maneuvers of the Belorussian Military District in September 1937 (top).

The infantry advances to meet the imaginary enemy.

Signalmen at a field telephone.

Pilots discuss the details of a combat training mission over a map.

Military signalmen at work.

A crew at an anti-aircraft gun.

View of a part of the Dnieper (top).

A pontoon crossing across the Dnieper (top).

A rifle unit moving in a single-man column at a run.

Machine-gun crews crossing a water obstacle on a footbridge.

A heavy machine gun crew firing at a simulated enemy.

Sappers building a pontoon bridge across the Dnieper.

Tanks moving along a pontoon bridge built by sappers.

A rifle unit crossing along footbridges.

Airplanes flying.

View of a crossing over the Dnieper, Red Army soldiers crossing the river on a floating bridge.

Trucks with infantry moving along a pontoon bridge.

Anti-aircraft machine gun crews in the back of trucks during a march.

Airplanes flying.

Horse artillery moving.

Cavalry crossing a water obstacle on a bridge built (from above).

Cavalrymen on the march.

Airplanes flying by.

A camouflaged anti-aircraft gun aiming at an air target.

A cavalry unit galloping past.

Horse-drawn artillery pieces moving to a firing position.

A heavy bomber at an airfield.

A tanker’s face.

Foreign military observers talking to one of the tankers.

Starting the engines of heavy bombers at an airfield before takeoff.

Airborne troops boarding an aircraft.

A unit of paratroopers heading to board an aircraft.

A tanker’s face.

TB-3 heavy bombers in flight, parachute canopies in the sky.

Airborne troops being dropped behind enemy lines.

Voroshilov at a heavy machine gun.

Voroshilov, standing in a car, watches the planes taking off.

Heavy bombers with troops on board taking off.

Heavy bombers in flight.

After landing, the paratroopers remove weapons from bales lowered by parachutes.

The paratroopers run to the assembly point.

View of the Moscow Kremlin.

Participants in the physical culture parade in formation on Red Square.

Faces of the parade participants.

Parade participants applaud while standing in formation.

A column of athletes with banners passes through Red Square.

Parade participants with rifles on the platform of a truck with a model moving through Red Square.

Tank models at the physical culture parade on Red Square.

Columns of participants in the physical culture parade on Red Square.